Did you know that May 8, 2002 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 23rd birthday on Thursday. How was your 23rd birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
Did you know that people born on May 8
We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 143 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 24 years old. There have been 8623 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2875 days, which is equivalent to 7.88 years. You spent 34.26% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 24 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 25 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 26 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 27 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 28 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 29 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 30 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 31 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 32 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 33 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 8

People born on 8
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Panagiotis Kafkis, Greek basketball player |
| 1981 | Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer |
| 1981 | Björn Dixgård, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1981 | John Maine, American baseball player |
| 1981 | Manny Gamburyan, Armenian-American mixed martial artist |
| 1981 | Stephen Amell, Canadian actor |
| 1981 | Tatyana Dektyareva, Russian hurdler |
| 1982 | Adrián González, American baseball player |
| 1982 | Buakaw Banchamek, Thai kick-boxer |
| 1982 | Christina Cole, English actress |
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Ken Whaley, Austrian-English bass player (b. 1946) |
| 2014 | Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian singer (b. 1939) |
| 2014 | Joseph P. Teasdale, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Missouri (b. 1936) |
| 2014 | Nancy Malone, American actress, director, and producer (b. 1935) |
| 2014 | R. Douglas Stuart Jr., American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Norway (b. 1916) |
| 2014 | Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (b. 1921) |
| 2014 | Yago Lamela, Spanish long jumper (b. 1977) |
| 2015 | Atanas Semerdzhiev, Bulgarian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Bulgaria (b. 1924) |
| 2015 | Juan Schwanner, Hungarian-Chilean footballer and manager (b. 1921) |
| 2015 | Menashe Kadishman, Israeli sculptor and painter (b. 1932) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 8
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1758 | The Maratha Empire captures Peshawar from the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Peshawar. The Maratha Empire was extended to its farthest distance away from Pune that it ever reached, over 2,000 km (1,200 mi), almost to the borders of Afghanistan. |
| 1788 | King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements. |
| 1794 | Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme générale, is tried, convicted and guillotined in one day in Paris. |
| 1821 | Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the Battle of Gravia Inn. |
| 1842 | A train derails and catches fire in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people. |
| 1846 | Mexican-American War: American forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war. |
| 1877 | At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens. |
| 1886 | Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine. |
| 1898 | The first games of the Italian football league system are played. |
| 1899 | The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play. |
In 2002, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 30,579 baby boys were named Jacob in 2002. The rest were named Michael, Joshua, Matthew and Ethan. While the popular baby girl name in 2002 was Emily. There were 24,467 baby girls named Emily that year. While the rest were named Madison, Hannah, Emma and Alexis. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 2002 there were 6,301,773,172 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 525,147,765. This shows that there were 525,147,765 babies born every month in 2002. It can also be concluded that there are 17,504,926 babies born every day and 12,157 babies born every minute which is mean that 203 babies born every second in the year 2002. Maybe one of them is you.
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